Quick-break switch and operating mechanism



March 16 1926. 1,576,896-

C. H. BISSELL QUICKBREAK swn'cn AND OPERATINGIMECHANISM Filed Jan. 29. 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 1 Y INVENTOR A TTORNEYS March 16 1926. I

- I c. H. BISSELL QUICK BREAK SWITCH AND OPERATING MECHANISM 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. am/42m;

Filed Jan. 29, 1924 ATTORNEYS.

- March 16 1926.

c. H. BISSELL.

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Application filed'fl'anuary 29,:1924. Seriallfio; 689,370.

To all'whom itmayconcem: I

- Be it known that I, CARL H. BrssnLn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident I of Syracuse, in the county of'Onondaga and 5 State'of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Quick-Break 1 Switch and Operating Mechanism, of which the follow- .ing is a' specification.

Thisiinventi'on relates to switchesand has forits object aparticularly' simple and elficient meansca'rried by the switch arm for giving the switch arm a quick break action, andlfurther has for its object a particularly simple switch operating. means coa'cting with the quick break means carried by the wheel arm, which operating means can be detached from the switch andthe quick break means when the switch is open and the cover of the casing for thegswitch, is open.

2,0 ,Th-isfinventlon consists in the novel features andimthe combinatitms and construc.

tiions"hereinafterfset forth; and claimed.

1 describing i ent on; reference is z -:ihad'totheaccompanying drawings in which like characters designate'the corresponding parts inall the views'fi igure ljis a sideelevation ofthe switch casing. 5 Figure' 2 isa sectional view online 22,

Figuresfi and 4;; fare. vertical sectional views'of thisfswitch and casing, the switch arm andoperating mechanism being shown in openposition in Fig. 3, and in closed position, Fig. 4," y Y Thisswitch comprises generally a movable switch arm, a member carried by and mov- .able with the swi'tchfarm' when the switchv armfis' movedjtoward closed position and relatively thereto toi 'move' the switch arm toward open. position, a spring interposed between said "member and the switch arm and arranged to be tensioned by the.m0ve ment of fsai dfmemberf relatively to or away qm theswitch-arm in order togive a quick break action to the switch arm and actuating means coacting with said member,

- I Theswitch arm, ashere shown, comprises a "plurality of knives 1hinged at 2 and a transverse bar of insulation'8 connecting the knives 1, the free endsrof the knives being movable into and out of engagement with contacts4.. The kn ves 1 are pivoted to up- 'standing conductorsb mounted on conductors-6, which are in turn, mounted upon a I base 7 located in a casing 8. The contacts/1 are, similarly mounted on the conductors-9 mounted on the base, these conductors each belng connected to wire terminals '10.,

Fuse contacts. 11, 12am mounted respece tively on the conductorsfi and on a similar conductor 13, the latter being connected to wire terminals '14. -The switch arm-here illustrated is thus a pivoted double knife switch, adapted for a two wire system, but may be adapted for a three wire or other systems, or may consist of a single knife.

The member carried by the switch arm' and movable with theswitch arm toward closed position and'relativelythereto toopenthe switchto give a quick break action to The bar 15 is connected to the/switch arm.

by a pin and slot connection and, as here -sho'wn,the bar is guided at its ends in slots 17 formed in brackets 18-secured to the knives 1, these brackets being of insulating material. 1

The slots 17 extend in the direction of the movement of the switch arm, that is, they extend in an are or nearly in an arc of a circle struck from the axis 2. The springs 16 normally hold the bar against'the'inner or lower end ofthe slot, which constitutes stops or shoulders or limiting means of movement by the bar by the springs toward the bar 3 and form positive connections between the bar 15 and the switch arm during the closing movement of. the switch arm. The opening movement of the switch'islimited'by a stop 21 preferably carried by the upstandingconductors 5. l v

The means'for actuating the switch arm comprises a rock shaft 22'us'ually'journalled in a side wall of the cover 23 of the case8 and having a'handle-l'ever 24 at its outer end and a crank armat' its inner end-provided with means for engaging the bar15. The handle lever is provided with means for looking it in one of its positions, as when the switch is in open position. This locking means comprises a spring-pressed bolt '26 carried in a housing 27 attached to the outer 1 I 28331161'7166k37' theihandlei in" open: position; so

25 22 15 engaging theybar ,comprisingz' a:

side ofi ithe cover arranged to. enter a lever is in its position assumed when the o ierate'd out ofitsiholdin'gjposition"inwhich' lever 24 and the endof this rod forming the V {the 11611; andxhnustingzaats ionerend against arcapiion headw :32 aty'ithe outerendeofi; thenod andmtrits; .otheniend: against: the; end iof athe; cnankhandlerile vilhfenrthe switch is-rincits:

bottom of the socket 28-,=ithearodiheing thnust in one direction by a spring. 31*? enclrchng open positionuthegbolt} 26enters thepsocketi thafiliticannot fall ODbfii shitted inadvertent;

ate; closedtposition. To unlock: the: handle, thewh u't ton- 32g-isypressed" inwardlyi againsttheaction ofvgthew-springii l ,far-enoughsto press;

theibol tflfi outg of the/socket 281* The move mentg of rthe; 1even24heyond-its position as- 'sumed when thea switch is closed is limited.

h vi g-La bytheisheulder 33 on the cover 23; I

Thevmeans' at-zthe inner -fend offthe; shaft;

crankija-m-n fietiformedxwith a Jyoke 35. jextendi-n ing; panallel tolthef ax isifotthe: shaftiandt overhanging the .switoh\, arm xthej-yoke? 35;-te1:-' n tia ng: a; r dially: ex ndingaa V 'a e v ngn hetb n yasaid arm; 36 having. a

i 1 gnidefi 7, v g g- 1 tang-formed;wi h; n in lmed slot; the? c r: is in closed-ll Trhei surface: 39fon guiding the. bar 15 i into; the

-' arm 3.6 engagessgthe;hark15ehetweensthe 7 The cover 23' at LO to thehox n i ?1 3 a i3F Q 1 i a' 1911 a the: door heing opposite the: fuse; compartinentgofi the boxyand this door ll and-the.

cnankrarm 3 i' are -pro5zided= with; means,- for.

pnev'entdng; the ojoen-ing of: the; door- 41; when the switch is; openj and as here: shown-,2 the 1neans-.;-consists oiprojections 13.- and 44. on

theacrank arm. 31= and on the door 41,, such p rojectlons being arranged; in each others paths? shown; in 'FiggB; when the switch olosed rid the projection 43 being arranged-Q 1t. io-Lthepath -oii. the projection. 44

breakaetioneor; i-ncase:thegtension-pifYthe springs is not sufliei'ent-to initially move the knivges'sl out of'engagementwith thecontacts 4;,; 5the ;movement of the yoke 36 shifts the bar 15 into engagementwith the outer ends the bolt; and means mounted; 1 0.11 the handlev mg movementfth'ereof; i

I eluding, aimovahle; switch: Mi d,Pmon'nted switch; arm wand,relative1 thereto ingthe same directions of movement as tfiosemi oftheslots 17 andthuspositi.vely, moves the v g knives;: 1fout: offengagement'twvithithoontacts 4 andthesprings 16 then act to give a quick breakaction tothe knives. 1 F1 n 7 t I li-- In'a' switeh; the conihinatiOn ofa casing, a switchicomprising iamovable'switch arm in'the'casingandhneans for actuating. the switcharmcom prising a shaft mounted in thecasing,a1eve r' mounted on the shaft/ v having a crankiiandle thereom aispring pressed,i-locking iiholt carried by the casing andjthe-,leven-having a socket for! neceivi flg the bolt and means mounted; on' the handle. v an'dgop'erahle to prjess thei lbolt, out 0f; thefiQ socketh o 1' V 2., Inaswitch; the comb-inationof, acasing I "i a switch, comprising a movableswitch' anmi i in the easing, and means for: actuatinggthe switch. arin comprisingEa sh'aftlmountedfi 8.5 f the casing' a lever mounted OIL,the,fsl aflt'fl I '1 having. a crank handle. thereon, agspring 5 pressed. locl'iing bolt carried 'by the leasing; 3 and the lever having, a? socket for receiving 0.0: v '5' iorpressing the vholt outlof the socketfthe'f last mentioned]meansv comprisingalpushi ma;

slidable axially of'the crank handlej'andljlieg ing arranged to 'c.ome into alifnement with. .the elt WhenJthe Ha le 's -o ily a predmr-' minedposi-tinii the rodi'hing' lidableLaxihl-s t 1y to press the. bolt 1.0111 ofthegflsocliet fandia f I springlacting ,on therodgno esi tfsueh sli a 1 1111s, switch. the ego; binatinhiloi o ihg including a movable coven; l switchtin the casing amember movable witli the 1! the, switch. arm,, a stop for limitinggthe i movementiofsaid memhenrelativelyfth the Z switch anmtowardi el sedipositiomioiithe v switch. arm;1a pringtendingg twmove aid, I a member t'owardsaid" stop; actuating"means 1-10 including EL!" movable, part, carried by; the cover and 'coactingi with" said member? and arranged' -to move; o'utf'ofigengagein'eiitf with said member when the'.. s.witc 5i; arm;.-is;: ii op enpoSition and the cover, i's openedy.

4I I1i'-a1swi tch,.theooinbiiiation ofiiaj02S? H 1 mg, comprisinga,ni0ia]61ej oovemlja, i arm; mounted inthe casiniggandj comprising o a. transvens'eh-haiz al nsecond'floan?extending; 1 paralllto the bar',, -a' .spri'ng tendii g' 129" tomove the secondiibarhtoward; the firstgbar, I a stop limiting themovement ofltlieselcond,

carried the c'over and incliid'iligiipart coacting. withA-the second? bar, andf'havinig 3 m'eansfo'r preWen-tingr"d'tachn' elzitfro pthe I v 1 second, banwhen the switch isflolosedhnd permits detachmentftherefromupon; the H opening-of the cover andfthei'slwitfcharm; 5; In a switch, the combinationofafrotat; 31}

fable switch arm, atransverse bar movable with such arm, the switch aim being formed with a.l slt extending in the direction of V movement'of the switch arm, a second bar arranged in the slot,v springs interposed betweenjsuchbars, a box inwhich the switch is mounted, acover for the box, operating "means carried bythe cover, the operating means having a part coacting with the 10 second bar and arranged to detachably engage the same and to detach therefrom when the switch is open and upon opening of the cover. '7

6. In a switch, the combination of a rotatable switch arm, a transverse bar movable with such arm, the switch arm being formed with a slot extending in the directlon of I .movement of the switch arm, a second'bar arranged in the. slot, springs interposed between suchbars,a box: in which the switch is mounted,--acover for the box, operating means carried by the cover, the operating means having a part coacting with the second bar and arranged to detachably engage thesame and to detach therefrom when theswitch is open and upon opening of the I cover, said operating means comprising a rock arm provided with a slot opening toward the axis of the switch arm.

7 In a switch, the combination of a 1'0- tatable switch arm, a transverse bar movable with such arms, the switch arm being formed with a slot extending in the direc- 7 arranged to detachably engage the same and to detach therefrom when the switch is open and upon opening of the cover,- said part comprising a rock arm pro-' vided with a slot opening/toward the axis of the switch arm, the slot having a guide at its open end for guiding the bar into the slot when the cover and the operating means are being closed onto the box.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and in the State of New York, this 15th day of January, 1924.

V 1 CARL 'I-I. BISSELL. 

